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is .-es T fM,- f AA-f 'Jil F F P' .. .- ,A,. glam T l ELIGIOUS LIFE aboard the USS LANIER forms an extremely important part in shipboard spirit and morale of the crew. To Chaplain L. V. Pick, lChC1, USNR, must go the credit for his constant interest and devotion to duty in attending to the spiritual needs of the officers and crew. To Captain B. W. Cloud must go thanks for his completexcooperation in things re- ligious. T Catholic by faith, Chaplain Pick leads general re- ligious services at sea when no Protestant chaplain is available, and the services are always well attended, both by the officers and crew. Many faithsiand de- nominations are represented in these services. ln port, arrangements are always made for a visiting Protestant Navy chaplain from ashore or another ship in harbor. Mass is said daily aboard the LANIER and the Holy Days of the Catholic Church observed regularly. Several all-hands services stand out among those held during the LANlER'S first year at sea. These in- clude the Easter service, President Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial service, the service devoted to the burial at sea of Pvt. Nicholas Campellone, USMC, who died aboard ship of wounds suffered during the battle of Okinawa, and the special Thanksgiving service com- memorating the end of the war. Lt. fig-1 Thornton's choir Memorial service for President Roosevelt One of the largest church-going crowds of the year participated in Easter services on l April when hundreds of troops as well as a major portion of the crew were in attendance. Chaplain Pick celebrated Easter Mass and an Army chaplain conducted Prot- estant services. lncluded on the latter program were a special quartet, comprised of Lts. ligfl Ruehlmann, Roemmich, Thornton and Ensign Wright, and Easter songs by the audience and special prayers. Personnel of the LANIER joined the nation in mourn- ing the death of the late President Franklin D. Roose- velt. Captain Beniamin W. Cloud, USN, spoke for the Navy, Col. W. J. Wilson for the Army, and Chaplain Pick rendered the invocation. Work throughout the ship was suspended while all hands gathered to pay last respects to the nation's late leader. A rifle guard stood by as the flag-draped body containing the body of Pvt. Nicholas Campellone was lowered over the side while the ship was underway. This was the only service of its kind ever held aboard the LANIER. Once again the ship's chaplain officiated, with the assistance of Lt. F. S. Hamilton, USMC, LANIER troop liaison officer. A general Thanksgiving service was held on the Sunday designated by President Truman, in which all hands ioined in thanking God for the peace which had iust been declared. . . . Our Father Easter-time quartet fEns. Wright, Lts. fig-1 Thornton, Roemmich and Ruehlmann